IHC Bench Dissolved After Justice Recuses in Judge’s LLB Degree Case

Overview

• Justice Khadim Hussian Soomro recused himself for personal reasons as the reconstituted Islamabad High Court bench resumed proceedings.
• The dissolution halted a scheduled hearing on the Islamabad District Bar Association’s request to become a party to the case.
• On September 16, an IHC division bench had stopped Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri from performing duties after notices were issued on a petition challenging his law degree.
• The Supreme Court on September 30 set aside that interim IHC order.
• The University of Karachi’s syndicate cancelled the judge’s LLB, a move confirmed by a September 25 notification, which the Sindh High Court suspended on October 3.